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IFIA presentation at the U.S. FDA Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) of Medical Devices 22-23 May, 2018 IFIA presented at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration workshop on 22-23 May in Silver Spring, MD. IFIA was represented by Mr. Steven Margis, Director, Conformity Assessment Programs (CPO), UL. Video recording of the workshop is available here) Read More

With the discussions on the Cybersecurity Act reaching the final stages both in the European Parliament and the Council, the Independent Testing, Inspection, Certification (TIC) federations, under the patronage of MEP Dr. Angelika Niebler organised on 15th May a panel discussion with key stakeholders to discuss the risks and challenges of a connected world and Read More

IFIA participated in a panel discussion titled “Best Practices for Managing Third Party Risks” at the 2018 ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Training Symposium in Orlando, Florida. IFIA’s remarks highlighted key considerations that can help assess the risk levels associated with different scenarios and the appropriate conformity assessment tools that can be used to mitigate such Read More

IFIA recently provided comments on the NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Version 1.1 Draft 2 (“Framework”) and encouraged NIST to continue dialogue and sharing of views and approaches with international stakeholders so that the Framework can further its mission of providing a common language for cybersecurity risk management. IFIA also recommends that NIST Read More

Breakfast Discussion Panel: “Consumer Products: Are we getting the safety we expect?” With the publication of the new Package on Market Surveillance, the Independent Testing, Inspection, Certification (TIC) federations, under the patronage of MEP Christel SCHALDEMOSE, organised a Discussion Panel which took place at the European Parliament, on 24 January 2018, under the title: “Consumer Products: Are we getting the safety we Read More

IFIA and CEOC International acknowledge the important progresses that have been made since the adoption of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27). In a political context where important actors outside the EU are questioning an ambitious climate policy, the EU should take the lead and strive for high international standards in terms of energy efficiency. On Read More

IFIA and CEOC, the international federations representing the independent testing, inspection and certification sector (TIC), are pleased to bring you an explanatory video on the role of the TIC sector in the global economy. The video is available on YouTube: We welcome all TIC employees to make use of this explanatory video in their communications Read More

35th Annual General Assembly event of IFIA hosted by SGS, On 6-7 December 2017, in Geneva. On the 6th of December 2017, IFIA held a half-day conference to address one of the key topics that is ranking high on many stakeholders’ agendas, namely Digitalisation. Presentations given during the Digitalisation conference: • “Shaping the Future of Digital Read More

Digitalisation offers a wealth of opportunities; however, these can be hampered by security threats for citizens, industry, and governments alike. IFIA and CEOC International, on behalf of the independent third-party Testing Inspection Certification (TIC) sector, welcome the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Cybersecurity Certification Framework (the “Framework”) for ICT products and Read More